Earwax blockage - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年7月12日 · Ear candling involves lighting one end of a hollow, cone-shaped candle and placing the other unlit end into the ear. The idea is that the heat from the flame will create a vacuum seal that draws wax up and out of the ear. However, ear candling isn't a recommended treatment for earwax blockage. Research has found that ear candling doesn't work.
Earwax blockage - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年7月12日 · Wax removal is most safely done by a health care provider. Your ear canal and eardrum are delicate and can be damaged easily. Don't try to remove earwax yourself by putting anything in your ear canal, such as a cotton swab, especially if you have had ear surgery, have a hole (perforation) in your eardrum, or are having ear pain or drainage.
Tinnitus - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年11月30日 · Ear infection or ear canal blockage. Your ear canals can become blocked with a buildup of fluid (ear infection), earwax, dirt or other foreign materials. A blockage can change the pressure in your ear, causing tinnitus. Head or neck injuries. Head or neck trauma can affect the inner ear, hearing nerves or brain function linked to hearing.
Ear tubes - Mayo Clinic
2023年6月13日 · Ear tubes are tiny, hollow tubes usually made of plastic or metal. Surgeons place them into the eardrums during surgery. The tube makes an airway that keeps fluid from building up behind the eardrum. Ear tubes also are called tympanostomy tubes, ventilation tubes, myringotomy tubes or pressure equalization tubes.
Meniere's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年1月3日 · Meniere's disease is an inner ear problem that can cause dizzy spells, also called vertigo, and hearing loss. Most of the time, Meniere's disease affects only one ear. Meniere's disease can happen at any age. But it usually starts between the ages of 40 to 60. It's thought to be a lifelong condition.
Ruptured eardrum (perforated eardrum) - Symptoms & causes
2022年1月18日 · A ruptured eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a hole or tear in the thin tissue that separates the ear canal from the middle ear (eardrum). A ruptured eardrum can result in hearing loss. It can also make the middle ear vulnerable to infections. A ruptured eardrum usually heals within a few weeks without treatment.
Airplane ear - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2021年8月21日 · Airplane ear can occur in one or both ears. Common signs and symptoms include: Moderate discomfort or pain in your ear. Feeling of fullness or stuffiness in your ear. Muffled hearing or slight to moderate hearing loss. If airplane ear is severe, you might have: Severe pain. Increased ear pressure. Moderate to severe hearing loss.
Neomycin, polymyxin b, and hydrocortisone (otic route)
Description. Neomycin, polymyxin B, and hydrocortisone combination ear drops is used to treat infections of the ear canal and to help provide relief from redness, irritation, and discomfort of certain ear problems. It is also used to treat ear infections as a complication after ear surgery (eg, mastoidectomy, fenestration).
Tinnitus - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年11月30日 · Treatment for tinnitus depends on whether your tinnitus is caused by an underlying health condition. If so, your doctor may be able to reduce your symptoms by treating the underlying cause. Examples include: Earwax removal. Removing an earwax blockage can decrease tinnitus symptoms. Treating a blood vessel condition.
Ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone (otic route) - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月1日 · Description. Ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone combination ear drops is used to treat ear infections, such as acute otitis externa and acute otitis media. Otitis externa, also known as swimmer's ear, is an infection of the outer ear canal caused by bacteria. The ear canal and outer part of the ear may be swollen, red, and painful.